• WVI Mid North Coast Regional Office accredited as a Customer Care Provider
• Wesley Vocational Institute Forges Links with Centacare Bathurst
• Wesley pitches to overseas students
• Keith Garner meets first batch of International students
• WVI Opens its doors to International  Students 
• Our Engagement in Nambucca
• News archive (older news) 

WVI Mid North Coast Regional Office accredited as a Customer Care Provider     

14 May 2009

On Friday, 8th May, the WVI Mid North Coast Regional Office was awarded accreditation as a Customer Care Provider. This is a local prestige award give to organisations that meet the stringent criteria of the program requirements. The initiative was introduced by a consortium of local businesses and operated by the Port Macquarie Hastings Council.

The Customer Care Program, which was established in 2006, aims to ensure customers have a positive experience when they interact with local businesses. The programs main focus is raising and maintaining a high level of service excellence, providing quality customer interactions, as well as reliability and consistency in the performance of products and services. The organisations awarded proudly exceed high quality service standards that benefit local customers and tourists and achieve better business outcomes.

Congratulations must go to the WVI Mid North Coast Regional Training Manager, David Mayne on this valuable accreditation.

David Mayne receives accreditation award

Wesley Vocational Institute Forges Links with Centacare Bathurst   

28 August 2008

Centacare has joined hands with Wesley Vocational Institute (WVI) in providing Accredited Training in Community Services at its Bathurst delivery site by delivering selected qualifications from WVI’s Scope of Registration.

This memorandum of understanding is a wonderful opportunity, especially because of the difficulties providers face to get staff with any kind of training who live in remote areas e.g. Bourke, Walgett etc. With the way things are progressing in these remote areas, Rural Health will be unable to employ people unless they have some kind of qualification.

Partnering with WVI meant that in addition to their other courses they are currently delivering, Centacare clients now has access to nationally recognised training and qualifications.

Wesley Vocational Institute signs with Centacare

Wesley pitches to overseas students   

15 August 2008

Wesley Vocational Institute (WVI) this week celebrated its entry into the international market with an exposition of its expanded portfolio of services. Guests and supporters gathered at the Lyceum in the Wesley Centre to witness this event. Victor Lim, WVI Executive Manager and other representatives from WVI explained how the Institute was listed on 22 May as an approved CRICOS (Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students) provider to deliver accredited courses to overseas students. Courses available to international students include Aged Care, Children’s Services, Hospitality and English as a Second Language (ESL Access).

The Superintendent, Rev Keith Garner, spoke on the opportunities available to WVI students and of the caring environment the Institute offers. Wesley Family and Community Services Manager, Nicole Schleicher, provided the assembly with an overview of her division and the role WVI played within Wesley Mission.

WVI Regional Manager Shirley Rapmund emceed a lively session throughout, with entertainment by the 2008 NSW pizza throwing champion and Wesley Institute students performing as a jazz quartet.

- Dinoo Kelleghan, Public Affairs Officer

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Keith Garner's keynote address	Keith Garner's keynote address
Keith Garner's keynote address	Keith Garner and Liz Orr with students
Keith Garner with students	The launch venue
Liz Orr and Nichole Schleicher	Nicole Schleicher with students
Victor Lim with Southern Cross	Victor Lim with an education agent

Keith Garner meets the first batch of International students   

5 August 2008

The First Batch of future chefs met with Rev. Keith Garner on the 6th of August 2008 at the Wesley Brasserie as part of their orientation week. This batch is the first group enrolled in Certificate III in Hospitality (Commercial Cookery) at Wesley Vocational Institute. The course will be run at Wesley Conference Centre’s fully equipped commercial kitchen at 220 Pitt St, Sydney.

Dressed in their full chef uniforms, the students were all excited to meet Keith and finally start their course. The students received words of wisdom, encouragement and inspiration from Keith, as they embarked on their learning journey at WVI and as they contribute to serving the needs of the greater community in the future.

Victor Lim, the RTO Manager of WVI also imparted valuable advice to the students, and briefly discussed the opportunities that students may expect to receive from studying at WVI. “We care for our students and the quality and successful delivery of vocational courses for international students.”

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Students at the Wesley Centre	Meet our future chefs
Keith with the students	Words of wisdom from Keith
Students with the chef	Students meet the principal
Victor with students	Students with Louisa

WVI opens its doors to International Students   

We are pleased to announce that since the 22nd of May 2008, Wesley Vocational Institute is now listed as an approved CRICOS Provider to deliver accredited courses to overseas students.

We have a highly successful track record for the delivery of a wide range of qualifications in the domestic market, a strength that enables WVI to break through the international arena.

Read more.

Our Engagement in Nambucca   

As the Registered Training Organisation within Wesley Mission, WVI has embarked on engaging a wider community to offer its diverse range of aged care, child & family, disability, recreational, employment, health, accommodation, youth and other training services. Through its regional offices at the Mid North Coast, WVI contributes to Wesley Mission’s greater effort to enhance work outcomes for the community through training programs that are directly aligned with specific needs of the community. 

Read more:  “New Courses Offer Training for Indigenous Students” [650 KB PDF]

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